Turlock Junior High

Summary:

Turlock Junior High is a public middle school serving 1,257 students in grades 7-8 in Turlock, California, which is part of the Turlock Unified School District. While the district is ranked 1044 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, Turlock Junior High faces several key challenges that set it apart from nearby schools.

One notable issue is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen significantly from 12.2% in 2018-2019 to 42.1% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the 21.7% rate at nearby Marvin A. Dutcher Middle. Turlock Junior High's test scores are also generally lower than the district and state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with only 32.4% of students proficient or better in ELA End of Course compared to 37.45% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school struggles with performance across several student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Learners and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students.

Turlock Junior High's high free/reduced lunch rate of 61.5% in 2022-2023, compared to 57.23% at Marvin A. Dutcher Middle, suggests the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student outcomes. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 1237 out of 2715 California middle schools in 2018-2019 to 1670 out of 2777 in 2023-2024, indicating a concerning trend of worsening academic performance over time.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 3951 North Walnut Rd.
       Turlock, CA  95382-9542


(209) 667-0881

District: Turlock Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1670th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,070 Help


Students who attend Turlock Junior High usually attend:

High:    Turlock High

Feeder schools for Turlock Junior High:

Elementary:    Crowell Elementary
    Cunningham Elementary
    Dennis G. Earl Elementary
    Julien Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  20.6 Help
Number of students:  1,257

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.9%
White:
30.8%
Asian:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Turlock Junior High ranks worse than 60.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.87. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.9%), White (30.8%), Asian (7.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Turlock Junior High is 20.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Turlock Junior High is $10,070.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Turlock Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Turlock Junior High 1670th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Turlock Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Turlock Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Turlock Unified 1044th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Turlock Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 45.05 1003rd 1999 49.8%
2008 45.67 1020th 2005 49.1%
2009 42.68 1138th 2063 44.8%
2010 44.94 1169th 2179 46.4%
2011 42.89 1287th 2236 42.4%
2012 45.36 1212th 2259 46.3%
2013 43.93 1321st 2379 44.5%
2015 45.74 1196th 2477 51.7%
2016 45.05 1245th 2497 50.1%
2017 51.34 1065th 2508 57.5%
2018 41.59 1318th 2480 46.9%
2019 47.07 1237th 2715 54.4%
2021 40.96 490th 894 45.2%
2022 44.62 1314th 2740 52.0%
2023 45.45 1299th 2802 53.6%
2024 33.87 1670th 2777 39.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.81 276th 462 40.3%
2019 38.30 371st 554 33.0%
2022 10.67 599th 665 9.9%
2023 15.07 576th 678 15.0%
2024 35.15 455th 699 34.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.96 635th 1364 53.4%
2019 41.32 637th 1442 55.8%
2021 41.06 178th 363 51.0%
2022 44.47 613th 1540 60.2%
2023 54.51 360th 1529 76.5%
2024 47.34 510th 1477 65.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.26 764th 1538 50.3%
2024 41.74 733rd 1550 52.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.97 1495th 2230 33.0%
2019 35.50 1474th 2369 37.8%
2021 35.14 474th 721 34.3%
2022 45.23 1159th 2458 52.8%
2023 40.52 1316th 2549 48.4%
2024 29.43 1806th 2575 29.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.89 1274th 2262 43.7%
2019 48.02 1111th 2380 53.3%
2021 39.17 418th 738 43.4%
2022 44.31 1211th 2509 51.7%
2023 45.52 1174th 2547 53.9%
2024 33.05 1571st 2546 38.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.97 651st 1369 52.4%
2019 42.94 691st 1491 53.7%
2021 28.72 273rd 354 22.9%
2022 32.65 966th 1531 36.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.63 1264th 2273 44.4%
2019 42.97 1216th 2407 49.5%
2021 42.68 401st 763 47.4%
2022 44.31 1209th 2527 52.2%
2023 44.46 1224th 2558 52.2%
2024 33.68 1531st 2547 39.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.75 527th 700 24.7%
2019 29.32 563rd 745 24.4%
2022 24.77 575th 733 21.6%
2023 21.94 579th 718 19.4%
2024 12.18 652nd 741 12.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.19 59th 600 90.2%
2019 72.13 138th 643 78.5%
2022 34.26 406th 637 36.3%
2023 43.59 313th 614 49.0%
2024 31.52 417th 626 33.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.23 1323rd 2072 36.1%
2019 41.13 1216th 2213 45.1%
2022 41.75 1237th 2359 47.6%
2023 39.36 1293rd 2391 45.9%
2024 26.98 1758th 2383 26.2%
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Rank History for White students at Turlock Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.93 1065th 1496 28.8%
2019 40.78 937th 1602 41.5%
2022 41.51 893rd 1555 42.6%
2023 48.72 766th 1552 50.6%
2024 27.83 1097th 1535 28.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Turlock Junior High Test Scores
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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Turlock Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 583 45 99 765 12 n/a n/a 49 1553
2006 548 37 89 745 14 n/a n/a 69 1502
2007 565 27 100 787 11 n/a n/a 64 1554
2008 574 35 83 743 10 n/a n/a 0 1445
2009 517 31 85 688 8 3 34 0 1366
2010 511 29 84 660 14 1 16 0 1315
2011 465 35 80 664 13 3 17 0 1277
2012 443 32 97 707 17 3 18 0 1317
2013 433 38 82 705 12 9 25 0 1304
2014 436 36 67 710 6 13 31 0 1299
2015 444 32 72 716 13 10 28 0 1315
2016 464 29 74 707 15 11 29 0 1329
2017 485 27 80 653 11 9 33 0 1298
2018 498 33 99 700 9 10 42 0 1391
2019 465 32 118 790 14 9 38 0 1466
2020 436 36 117 780 12 10 44 1 1436
2021 434 49 99 741 12 13 37 0 1385
2022 415 40 91 710 9 11 34 0 1310
2023 387 33 95 690 6 3 42 1 1257

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Turlock Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 1553 66.9 23.2 48.5
2006 1502 67.2 22.4 47
2007 1554 68.4 22.7 51.9
2008 1445 73.9 19.6 55.2
2009 1366 56.8 19.8 59.8
2010 1315 58.0 22.6 63.3
2011 1277 n/a n/a 65
2012 1317 52.5 25.0 n/a
2013 1304 52.8 24.6 66.4
2014 1299 52.6 24.6 66.4
2015 1315 50.0 26.3 64.6
2016 1329 52.0 25.5 61.2
2017 1298 52.9 24.5 58.7
2018 1391 55.9 24.8 58.5
2019 1466 61.2 23.9 60.5
2020 1436 n/a n/a 61
2021 1385 63.6 21.7 52
2022 1310 62.2 21.0 58.4
2023 1257 60.8 20.6 61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Turlock Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 1553 66.9 23.2 48.5
2006 1502 67.2 22.4 47
2007 1554 68.4 22.7 51.9
2008 1445 73.9 19.6 55.2
2009 1366 56.8 19.8 59.8
2010 1315 58.0 22.6 63.3
2011 1277 n/a n/a 65
2012 1317 52.5 25.0 n/a
2013 1304 52.8 24.6 66.4
2014 1299 52.6 24.6 66.4
2015 1315 50.0 26.3 64.6
2016 1329 52.0 25.5 61.2
2017 1298 52.9 24.5 58.7
2018 1391 55.9 24.8 58.5
2019 1466 61.2 23.9 60.5
2020 1436 n/a n/a 61
2021 1385 63.6 21.7 52
2022 1310 62.2 21.0 58.4
2023 1257 60.8 20.6 61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Turlock Junior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,070

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Turlock Junior High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1237th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1299th of 2802 Middle schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Turlock Junior High)49.139.5
 9.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Turlock Unified)47.538.1
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Turlock Junior High)33.726.7
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Turlock Unified)32.926.2
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Turlock Junior High)44.248
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Turlock Unified)4444.8
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Turlock Junior High)32.126.2
 5.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Turlock Unified)30.122
 8.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Turlock Junior High)28.623.3
 5.3%
   8th Grade Science (Turlock Unified)28.123.2
 4.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14661257
 14.3%
African American3233
 3.1%
American Indian146
 57.1%
Asian11895
 19.5%
Hispanic790690
 12.7%
Pacific Islander93
 66.7%
White465387
 16.8%
Two or More Races3842
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.5%61.5%
 1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Turlock Junior High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,257 students attended Turlock Junior High.

Students who attend Turlock Junior High usually go on to attend Turlock High

Students at Turlock Junior High are 55% Hispanic, 31% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Turlock Junior High ranks 1670th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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